Rail-joint.



E. PAULSON.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICAUON FILED JULYIT. 1912.

Patented J uly 16, 1918. 2 SHEET$-SHEET l 3 1 v :5 w 4 3 Q n Q I \k.

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W i 3 m m 9 E dward PauLson E. PAULSON.

RAH. JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17. 1am.

Patented July 16, 1918. :8 4 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 llllh E wzsr Paulson ,1 WW

EDWARD PAULSON, 0F GREEN'VALLEY, WISCONSIN.

RAIL-JOINT.

Application filed July 17, 1917.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, EDWARD PxnrsoN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Greenvalley, in the county of Shawano and State of Wisconsin, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Rail- Joints, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in rail joints and has for its object to provide an anti-rattling rail joint so constructed as to securely hold the ends of the rail in a. locked condition.

\Vith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter more fully described and finally pointed out in the appended claims, it being further understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views:

Figure 1 shows a top view of a rail joint embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2, 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3, 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. at is a side elevational view of the joint.

Fig. 5 shows respectively a perspective view of the male and receiving ends of' the joint as used in my invention.

In my present invention, I provide a rail joint so constructed as to insure a secure connection for the rail ends while also roviding a means for preventing lateral vi ration of the rail ends at the joint.

In'carrying out the aim of my invention, I provide one of the rail ends as the one marked A with a fiat extending web portion 1, which ends flush with the upper surface or tread o of the head 2 of the rail. This web portion 1 ends at the union u of the web and base 2 as shown in Fig. 5. The end of the base 2' presents a flat face it, while the outer end a of the web 7 extends obliquely as shown at a, Fig. 4. f

The end of the head 2 of the rail also presents two parallel flat faces 0 and 79 as shown in Fig. 5.

Forming an integral part of the web and located at the outer upper end thereof, is a Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 16, 1918.

Serial No. 181,112.

head 3 of a width less than the width of the rail head 2, the upper surface of which ends flush with the upper tread o of the rail. As shown this head 3 presents two oppositely positioned obliquely extending faces 0 c, at its inner end, while this rail head further on one side has a vertical tapering key slot 3.

This male end connector or member of the joint is arranged to fit into the female or receiving member of the joint. This receiving member is formed on the rail end B with the extending base 9 adapted to fit below the web 1 and serve as a seat for said web port1on 1.

This rail end B is provided with two parallel extending side portions 4 and 5. A socket 6 is formed within the inner end of the inner faces of the side portions 4 and 5 as shown in Fig. 5. This socket 6 is arranged to receive the head 3 being provided with the chamfer edge faces cl adapted to receive the obliquely extending faces 0, c.

In Fig. 1 the top View of the head 3 is shown as located within the socket 6 of the receiving member. As shown the inner faces of the side portions 4 and 5 are flat to snugly receive the web portion 1 of the opposite joint member.

As shown in Fig. 5 the side portion 4 is provided with a tapering key slot 7 registering with the key slot 3 located within the head 3. These key slots form a rectangular tapering seat to receive the tapering wedge K. Driving home this wedge K prevents the vibration within the head within the socket.

The rail head 2 of the end A is also provided on one side with a key seat 10 while the member 5 has its outer end provided with-the tapering gain 11 arranged for coaction with the seat 10. A tapering wedge K is provided to fit within the seat 10 and gain 11 to prevent vibration of the web 1.

As shown the faces m and n of the members 4 and 5 are flat and aline for co-action with the flat faces 0 and 7) of the head 2.

A rail joint constructed according to my invention prevents longitudinal displacement of the rail as well as lateral vibration.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is z 1. A rail joint comprising in combination the meeting ends of a pair of rails one of said rail ends having a flat extending web portion which ends flush with the upper surface of the head of the rail and ends at the union of the Web and ba se, a locking head of a Width less than the i'vi'dtlr'of"s'ai'd rail head formed at the outer upper end of said web, its upper end ending flush with the tread of said rail and presenting two oppositely positioned obliquely 'efitendingfaoes "at the inner ends, said rail' he'ad 'on' on'e side having a vertically extending key slot 3, the other r-ail 'end h'aving an eXtndingbaseand two parallel extending side portions with "a socket for-ni'ed at th inner ends ofsaid side portions to receive-said loekinghea'd, one of said side lporti-ons having a "vertically extendingtapering slot'itor oo-action with said key slot, 'said "extending 'web portion adapt ed to fit between said side portions and rest on said "extending base portion.

'2. A rail joint comprising inconrbination the'nreeting 'endsof a pair of rails one-of said rail ends having -'a fiat extending Web porti'on'Which ends flush WltlI'the uppensn'rface" of the head "of the rail and ends at "the union of the Web and base, a locking head of I a "Width-Hess than the Width of said-rail head formed at the o'u-ter l upper end of *said "Web,

s'itio'n'ed obliquely "extending faces at the inner ends, sa1d rail head on one side having a vertically extending key slot, the other rail end havin an extending base and two paralllektending side portions with a socket formed 'at-theinner ends 01": said side portions to receive said locking head, one of said side portions {having vertically "0X- tending"taperingslot for eo action With said key slot, said extendingweb portion adapted to fitb'e'tween said side portions and rest on said extending -'-base portion, and a "key in said "slot to hold said locking head'against vibration, saidsooket atits outer end n'presenting two ch amfer ECl gGjfaCQSfOI" co-a'ction with said obliquely extending head fac'ea'all arr nged as and forthe 'jpurpose'set' forth.

ln testiniony whereof Iafiix iny'signature, in the presence of two Wit-IIGSSGS- EDWA RD PAULSON. Witnesses:

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